Dispensing machine



Sept. 21 1926. 1,600,886 J.'E. KENKE L msrrszflsme MACHINE Filed May '7,1924 s Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR ATTORNEYS Sept. 21 ,1926. 1,600,886 IJ. KENKEL nisrmsme MACHINE I Filed m glez z "a Sheets-Sheet 2 WITNESSES.IN VEN TOR Maw/M W W ATTpRNEyS I 1,600,886 J. E. KENKEL DISPENSINGMACHINE Sept g1 .1926.

Filed May 7, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I'VITNESSES INVENTOR 107m Elfin/ 9Z-BY a ' ATTORNEYS fF e e and Patented Sept. 21 1926 than a arm KENKEL,or.-

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B eTIm ts 'MQ t ANA DISPENSING Application filed May 7,

This invention relates to a 'dispensiirg machine, and? has for an ob ectthe p govislon or a simple and efficient improvement onthe dispensingmachine shown in. my Patent rial from the'hopper tothedelivery deviceisprevented until predetermined periods in the operation of the device.A still further object concernsfthe provision of means whereby theoperating-parts are simplified in their construction so that the cost ofmanufacture is considerably re duced. Another object concerns the prov sonot means whereby the delivery of ran article to the positionof'd'elivery is rendered more certa'i'm, so that, anarticle .isdellvered every time the device is operated I The invention isillustrated the drawings; ofwhiclr- V v Figure 1 is a side elevat on ofthe device; .Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line ofFig. 1;

"Fig. 3,isa perspective view of the article delivery devic 4' is asection on the line ot Fjig. 2 showing the parts in lJhG POSLbIOH nwhich an articlehas been delivered; v V FigQ5 is 'Ia simil'ar sectionshowingthe parts in thepositi'on in which the delivery trough is beingfilledand an articlehas been disposed ready to be delivered} Fig, 6 is adetail section showing; the article in the positionit assumes as it is"about tofi travel; down the delivery chute; 7 is a section takenon theline/7 Fig; 8 is a. section taken on the line 88 of'Fig. 4'. l

The Y I drawings is ajpreferred form, although it is understood thatmodifications in the construction and arrangement of, the= parts and inthe character of the. materials used may a be adopted without departingfrom the form of the invention shown'i'n' the.

1924; Serial Ito/711,632;

pivoted member which, at its rear end with-i in the casing 01 thedispensingwdevice, is formed as a material receiving trough or reservoirdivided into compartments, one compartment adapted to receive materialfrom a material hopper and the other compar-tment adapted "to containmaterial, and from which'l'atter compartment-':the material is deliveredto a delivery positionrso that it can be transferred-by the movementofthe pivoted member to a chute, forming-part of said member; down which:chute ittravels to a posit-ion where it can be gras ed by the person.operating "the device; En further particulars the improvement relates toa sim-J plilled tormofi operating device which can bernademuch moreeconomically and; preferably, of a minimum number of parts,'so thatemnomy "of manufacture is insured and the complexity of-the device" isreduced. 7 In the operationot the member a"consilent-barrier'is'dispose'd between a main 7 hopper a-nd the'material'trough, so thatn'omaterial can get out-of thehopperinto the casing-of the device and canonly'get into the troughformedbmthe pivoted inemher when such member isin a predetermined position, This ;-s tru"ctural idea g imthe purpose ofpositively 'oontrollihgithefdelivery of articles to be dispensed firom"the hopper to the trough an'dfto regulate "the periods duringwhich suchdelivery-" takes place.

The device further oonte'mplatesf the operation of the pi-lvotejd membermerely by? the seizure 'Offth article exhibited in the hand of the'oerator andin a natural manner withdrawing-f it ffrom 'the device. Duringthis withdrawal the pivoted member" moved in' such-a manner thatanewfarticlfe ismove'd' to"the delivery-position andmore material isfedto the trough or reservoir. Upon the release of the pivoted-(memberfrom the hand of the OP eIdtQlf gravity re- I stores; the 'member-Jto;normal j-position, and

inrestqring it to nor-malflposition a new arti} ole slides, dowrfthe'chute and: the-reservoir or trough cut o'fiiiromg t ljie main hopperI to stop any further-transmission of) material "from hopper'tothetrough.

Asshown in the'draw-i'ngs', which illustrate the preferred formiof 'theinvention, I provide "casing l in" which plates '2] and arecl'isposedaiihese platesiflfor'fning a hopper to. receive am es suchasftoothpiblss -ili ner ends. This space forms an opening through whichmaterial would ordinarily pass from the hopper.

Adjacent this Open space or discharge opening of the hopper I disposeapivoted delivery member, preferably pivoted. in the casing as at onsuitablepins. This delivery member is formed, preferably, of sheetmaterial, and at its rear end is provided with a trough 6. This trough 6is formed by bending the material of the deliverymember to form a rearwall 7 and a front wall 8. This trough 6 is divided into twocompartmentsby the dependence into the trough of an intermediate middle wall9-formed ofsheet material. The upper edge of the rear wall T is disposedat a, certain level above the bottom of the trough 6, and the upper edge10 of the intermediate wall 9 is disposed at a much higher level thanthe upper edge of the Wall 7. The lower edge. 11 of theintermediatewall9 is disposed a slight distance from the bottom of thetrough 6 and this space forms a communicating passage between the twocompartments. of the trough. The rear compartment in the trough acts asa reservoir for articles such as toothpicks. The front compartment actsas a similar reservoir and opens into a forward portion of the deliverymember. This forward portion is in the form of spaced plates 12 and 13having side plates lt-and 15 to form an enclosed chute down which thetoothpicksmay-travel in a manner similar to that referred to in theabove-mentioned patent.

. The wall 9 is supported in position by a curved plate 16, preferablyintegrally con nected tothe pivoted member. v V The walls 7 and 9 arepreferably curved,

their center of curvature being the pivoted axisof the operatingmember-The wall 7 is provided on its rear surface with ribs such as 17 whichrunin slots such as 18 formed on the plate2 to prevent the lateralmovement of the wall.. It will be noticed that the plate 3 is curved inthe same manner *as the wall 9 and in the movement of the deliverymember these walls lie adjacent each other. V v

Assumingthat a toothpick hastraveled down the chute and is resting onvertical plates 19 and 20, by. gripping the toothpick and pulling itforwardly the pivoted memher .will be .moved upwardly to the i fulllineposition shown in Fig. 5. This will.

lower the rear wall 7 of the trough until its upper edge is flush withthe surface ofthe plate 2 whereupon toothpicks will drop into the rearcompartment. At the same time, however, it is noticed that theintermediate wall .9 is acting as a barrier to closeoff the hopper fromthe other part of the casing.

Release of the pivoted member after the toothpick has been withdrawntherefrom. causes gravity to return the pivoted member that in theposition shown in Fig. 5 a toothpick is supported in the mannerpreviously described in my above-mentioned patent, in

notches in a pair of plates such as 23 and 24., and that upon theresumption of the normal position of the pivoted member this toothpickwill be delivered into the position shown in Fig.6 so thatit canmovedown the chute to rest on the plates 19 and 20.

It will also be noted that I have provided a stop post 25 which contactswith the under surface of the'trough 6, as shown in Fig. 5, when thetrough has reached its ultimate position shown therein.

. In the operation of the device, when the pivoted member is moved tothe position shown in Fig. 5 toothpicks will fall into the rearcompartment of the trough, and as the pivoted member drops back tonormal position these toothpicks will pass through the frontcompartment. As this normal position is being assumed, a toothpick willbe transferred to the chute and pass down the chute. again from thenormal position to the position shown in Fig. 5, a new toothpick is leftsupported in the notches on the plates 23 and 24: to be subsequentlydelivered to the chute. Calling the position shown in Fig.

4 the normal position, and the one shown in a Fig. 5 the abnormalposition, it will be seen that in the abnormal position delivery oftoothpicks to the hopper is efiected, and in the normal positiondelivery of a toothpick to the chute is effected. Itwill be Observed.that'at all times, however,,the hopper can only be put intocommunication with the trough. and with it only in the abnormal positionof the pivoted member. Y

When the device is operated The simplicity of the construction ofthepivoted member enables it tojact efficiently at all times, tobe verylittle likely to get.

out of order, and to be a construction which can be economicallymanufactured. It-will .be observed that. by supporting the barrier plate9 from the curved plate 16 this curved plate16 acts as a sort of coverfor the front compartment of the-trough. and results in a closedpassageway leading from said fron compartment to the chute. V I

What I claim is 1. An article dispensing device, which comprises acasing, a delivery member pivoted thereto, said pivoted member having atrough formed on its rear end, said trough having a rear wall, and anintermediate wall dividing the trough into front and rear compartments,the height of the intermediate wall being considerably in excess of theheight of therea-r wall.

2. An article dispensing device, which comprises a casing, a deliverymember pivoted thereto, said pivoted member having a trough formed onits rear end, said trough having a rear wall, and an intermediate walldividing the trough into front and rear compartments, the height of the,

intermediate wall being considerably in eX- cess of the height of therear wall, the bottom of the intermediate wall being spaced from thebottom of the trough to provide a passage between the two compartmentsof 'the trough. i a

3. An article dispensing device, which comprises a casing, a deliverymember pivoted thereto, said pivoted member having a trough formed onits rear end, said trough having a rear wall, an intermediate walldividing the trough into front and rear compartments, the height of theintermediate wall being considerably in excess of the 5 height of therear wall, the bottom of the pivoted thereto, said pivoted member havinga trough formed on its read end, said trough having a rear wall, anintermediate wall dividing the trough into front and rear compartments,the height'of the intermediate wallbeing considerably in excess @of theheight of the rear wall, the bottom of the intermediate wall beingspaced .from the bottom of the trough-to providea passage,

between the ,two compartments of" the trough, a chute connected with thefront compartment of the trough, and a cover plate connected to'thechute'extending over the front compartment, said cover; plate supportingtheintermediate wall.

.5. An article dispensing" device, which comprises a casing, a hopperhav ng, adischarge opening,a pivoted delivery member supported in thecasing and having a trough on 1ts rear end and a chute on its front-end,

said chuteconnected to said trough, a rear wall on the trough lyingadjacent one edge of the discharge opening of the hopper, and

an intermediate wall on the trough lying adjacentanother edge of thedischargefopening of said hopper, said pivoted member adapted to bemoved to put the hopper in communication with the trough,.said inter-Imediate wall and said rear wall adapted in any position of the pivotedmember to prevent escape of material from the hopper except into saidtrough.

JOHN EDWIN KENKEL.

